Dan Sameoto
Papers
15
Total Citations
403
H-Index
8
About
Dan Sameoto is a leading figure in biomimetic robotics and soft actuation, renowned for pioneering dry adhesive technologies and spider-inspired climbing robots. His most influential work includes the development of the Abigaille series—lightweight hexapods that scale vertical surfaces using microstructured adhesive feet with mushroom-shaped caps, achieving over 130 combined citations. Sameoto’s major contributions span controllable adhesion via embedded phase change materials (56 citations) and the direct coupling of extruders for 3D printing extremely soft elastomers (48 citations), enabling functionally gradient soft grippers. His 2022 review on electrically driven soft actuators (56 citations) has become a key resource in soft robotics. Notably, Sameoto’s integration of thermoresponsive Velcro-like adhesives for grasping fabrics and smooth surfaces demonstrates his impact on practical soft gripper design. With over 300 total citations, his work bridges fundamental adhesion science and deployable robotic systems, inspiring both space exploration and manufacturing applications.
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Top Papers
- 1Abigaille II: toward the development of a spider-inspired climbing robot85 citations · 2011
- 2A Review of Electrically Driven Soft Actuators for Soft Robotics56 citations · 2022
- 3Controllable biomimetic adhesion using embedded phase change material56 citations · 2010
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